Iconic Leadership Coaching Blog

Tips and tricks work really well when you’re changing a tire on your car or trying to train your dog, but life can be more complicated. Your emotions, your mood, your language, and your body’s messages are complex for each individual. The signals have very unique and subtle messages for you

Spring 2021 book roundup. A quick list of three books (all very different) that I’ve enjoyed recently. There’s so much good stuff coming out that I haven’t had a chance to read yet!

"Do you guys want to take care of two baby kittens? They’re here in my purse. They are super small. What color kitten would you like?" I reached a hand into my purse, rummaging around as if trying to capture something small and squirming.

It’s true. For years… YEARS… I got the same feedback from peers, managers and my team and I actively ignored it.

When you think about it, it’s a miracle that anything ever goes smoothly in this complex, ever-evolving world. Trade in your expectations of perfection for building a strategy of flexibility and resilience.

Want to understand where you need to grow? Getting feedback allows you to build on your best qualities and shore up areas where you need to build more experience. Here are a few ways to ask for feedback that are quick, easy and painless.

If you’re a manager, what are you doing to help your team members set goals that are meaningful and drive new growth? Beyond metrics, I propose three conversations to have to help ground goal setting and build a better partnership.

As a coach, almost all of my clients are on a precipice of change. They are looking into new careers. They are building new teams. They are building lives that require them to step up and become more of themselves. At the new year, many of us are rethinking our path.

Resistance is the stubborn sullen teen stomping his foot and crossing his arms and saying, “No, I don’t wanna. I won’t. And I’m ready to fight you if you try to make me.” Resistance can be a little intimidating.

The ideal client is someone ready to generate new results in their lives. This means they have a willingness to consider a new point of view, and be open to new ideas or new ways of being. That’s it.

I changed my approach from "perfect tactical presentation" to a strategy of "creating an ongoing conversation" with my audience. It made a huge difference in my ability to connect and be more authentic in my presentations.

I kept feeling the frustration, fear, loneliness and then built and rehearsed complicated, detailed, stories of how each worrying situation was going to play out. Have you ever noticed the terrible worlds we create in our own minds?